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Looking to build multifamily housing? You’re in luck. There are more tools than ever before to finance multifamily construction, financial experts say. The sorts of tools available depend on the kind of multifamily project the developer wants to build. One ...

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In multifamily housing, everything old is new again. Developers are turning to adaptive reuse to convert old buildings in desirable locations to apartments that not only bring in top-of-the-line rents but revitalize entire downtowns. Preservationists, environmentalists applaud “We enthusiastically support adaptive reuse,” ...

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The online version of this article was updated on Jan. 21 to correct the attribution of the second quote. The Ada County Commissioners and the county’s Development Services Department held a public meeting on Jan. 9 where residents shared their ...

The online version of this article was updated on Jan. 16 to clarify the timing for the official creation of the Expo Idaho Citizens’ Advisory Committee. The Ada County Commissioners will introduce the committee which will advise on the fate of ...

MERIDIAN – A large empty field at N. Ten Mile Road and W. McMillan Street is set to become active senior housing following approval from the Meridian City Council for a modification of a 12-year-old development agreement. The Council approved the change ...

Jim Escobar has seen his hometown of Meridian develop over the years and is positioned in the center of that growth with his company, neUdesign Architecture. From dorms for the College of Idaho made from shipping containers to multifamily housing ...

HAILEY – The ARCH Community Housing Trust has received a total of $8.41 million of federal tax credit financing for Blaine Manor, a two-building senior and family affordable housing complex on Main Street in Hailey. The announcement of this year’s tax-credit ...

A Nampa factory that is intended to help automate modular construction for affordable housing is scheduled to open soon. Affordable housing is at a crisis level, and the only way to meet the demand is through manufacturing and automation, said ...

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LEWISTON – Lewiston will lose both Macy’s and Rue21 this year as the retail apocalypse continues to take its toll on brick-and-mortar stores. The Lewiston Tribune confirmed with Rue21 LLC that their Lewiston store in the Nez Perce Plaza will close. No ...

KETCHUM − Ketchum has an affordable housing problem. To help fix the situation, the Ketchum Community Development Corporation wants to tear down Ketchum’s worn-out city hall and build affordable apartments in its place. The project, called Bluebird Village, tied with other ...